Software Developer
Location: US, MA, Boston
Department: Disruptive Innovation
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Entry level
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

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Job description:
Thomson Reuters Life Sciences is looking to hire a Software Developer to join our Disruptive Innovation team.  This is a ground floor opportunity to become involved in a dynamic, customer oriented team focused on the most exciting market – life sciences.Thomson Reuters is the leading provider of intelligent information to accelerate research, scientific discovery and innovation. We help organizations and institutes across the life sciences industry improve clinical and business performance. Our information solutions are essential for drug companies to discover new drugs and get them to market faster; and for research organizations to make new discoveries, analyze trends and measure performance, collaborate, and publish research.The Disruptive Innovation team is at the heart of the entrepreneurial culture of the Life Sciences at Thomson Reuters.  We get things done.  Our team is looking for a Software Developer to aid us in building great products and rapid application prototypes that will enable our customers to gain insight and knowledge from data.In this customer facing role, the Software Developer will work with a myriad of tools and technologies to uncover new opportunities at the cutting edge of scientific research and informatics.  Utilizing skills in programming and applications, they will help build agile applications which leverage Thomson Reuters’ content.  Working with our consulting, technology and product development teams, they will directly impact our customers by defining innovative solutions to complex problems.

Requirements:
What are we looking for?You need to know your stuff when it comes to object-oriented development and have strong Java skills.  You shouldn’t be afraid of jumping from language to language, but Java should be your ‘go-to’ language for bigger projects. You are independent, and able to work on our own.You are an excellent communicator and feel right at home in front of a customer.You can juggle multiple projects, and set your own priorities.You’re eager to learn new things, and love being challenged.You should be a fast learner, able to achieve productivity in new tools, APIs, languages, and platforms quickly. Versatility is key!You’re familiar with AWS, APIs, XML, CSS, SQL, RESTful web services, JSON and have built more applications that you can count.You don’t mind travelling – this is a customer facing role.You like working with other partners – integrating stuff into other people’s stuff, and you don’t get scared by reading documentation (or lack thereof)You should be able to communicate clearly – verbally and in writing - and work effectively with colleagues across the company, vendors, and customers. You should be a lifelong learner with a passion for technology and for finding better ways to do things.What would be nice to have?You have a background in science, preferably biology or chemistry – but we can teach you if you don’t!You’re based in Boston or London, but we can also deal with Philadelphia, Barcelona, New York …. anywhere with a decent internet connection and an airport– but we can’t relocate you (sorry!)You are familiar with RDF, OWL and Semantic Web technologies – but we can teach you if you don’t!

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